Our second winter bird identification workshop will be held on Saturday 10 December, 1 PM to 3 PM in Room L017 at NVIT (note change in time and venue). Come and tune up your bird identification skills before the Christmas Bird Count season gets underway. Catering to beginners and those of moderate identification skills we will focus on species likely to occur around Merritt in the wintertime.

A classroom session will be followed by a visit to a local birding hotspot. Bring your binoculars and field guides.

Can you identify these bird species? One is a local year-round resident and the other a migrant that visits during the winter. Scroll way down to see the answers………

Mystery bird #1 (Photo: Thor Veen)

Mystery bird species #2 (Photo: Anne Pang)

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Answers (both species are commonly found around Merritt in the winter)

Mystery species #1 is a pale morph Rough-legged Hawk (winter migrant from the Arctic)